Brooklyn Ballet has a permanent home in Downtown Brooklyn! Moving into our new space in green, mixed-use Schermerhorn House has allowed us to expand training and performance opportunities for our Company and collaborating guest artists, and given us a beautiful street-level studio for our myriad community dance classes.

Photo: Julienne Schaer

We're raising the Barre in Brooklyn! This year:

• Marty Markowitz cut the ribbon on our new home at Schermerhorn House in Downtown Brooklyn, where we have a column-free dance studio, administrative space, and access to a black box theater.
• Brooklyn Ballet School inaugurated a full schedule of classes, offering conservatory ballet training and repertory for pre-professional students, as well as modern, jazz, hip-hop, and movement for children and adults at all levels.
• Rehearsals have begun for Brooklyn Ballet Company's first Home Season at The Schermerhorn Theater in Spring 2010.  The program will include the world premiere of bloomina rockinó teafields by Artistic Director Lynn Parkerson in collaboration with Munich-based performance duo Augusta and Kalle Laar.
• Downtown Brooklyn's first International Ballet Summer Intensive will take place in June/July 2010 with guest faculty that includes Jose Carreño, Irina Kolpakova, Desmond Richardson, Xiomera Reyes and Robert LaFosse.
• “Elevate,” our public education program, continues to introduce over 1,000 children to ballet every year and offers scholarships to Brooklyn Ballet School to talented students.
• Fourteen talented children are receiving conservatory ballet training with full or partial scholarship support.

Brooklyn Ballet has been delighting audiences across Brooklyn and internationally since its programs began in 2003. As we prepare for a new year of artistic exploration and community engagement, we invite your support. Be part of this momentous expansion of the Arts in Brooklyn, by making an online contribution.

“It makes me feel like I can do anything when I’m up there.” – John Michael, student of Brooklyn Ballet School

“The thing I really love about dancing with Brooklyn Ballet is that it’s really calming—it calms me down when I get angry.” – Brianna, student of Brooklyn Ballet School

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